Rays vs. Cubs Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 8

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Chicago Cubs at 6:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Joe Boyle (0-0, 3.18 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 5-6 this season and third in the AL East. Colin Rea (0-0, 4.26 ERA) is starting for the Cubs, who are 5-6 and fifth in the NL Central.

Per the moneyline, the matchup between the Rays (-111) and Cubs (-108) looks like a close one. The contest has an over/under set at 8.

Rays vs. Cubs Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-111)
• Underdog: Cubs (-108)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Rays vs. Cubs

• TV Channel: RAYS and MARQ
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. Cubs: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have won 50% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (3-3).
• Chicago has split the two games it has played as underdogs this season.
• Tampa Bay is 3-3 this season when entering a game favored by -111 or more on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have been listed as an underdog of -108 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 52.6% chance to win.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 51.9% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays vs. Cubs: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 11 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-2-1).
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in six of its 11 games with a total.
• The Rays have put together a 5-6-0 record against the spread this season.
• In 11 games with a line this season, the Cubs have a mark of 4-7-0 against the spread.